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The Great Handcar Regatta ’08

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Nathan Halverson writes: Some organizers in Santa Rosa, Calif. put together a great event with Steampunk at its base. It was hands down the best event I’ve been to in Sonoma County in my two years living here. I made a video of it for the local publication. You’ll

MTV Discovers Steampunk

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MTV has a piece on Steampunk that’s a little different then we’ve seen before.  There’s naturally a greater focus on music and fashion but the intarwebs get a mention too. My only real criticism is that they didn’t pick up on some of the more serious aspects having to

Buckle up your boots and adjust your brass goggles . . .

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On Saturday morning the inestimable Molly Friedrich dropped me a note with a link to an MP3.  I was entirely unprepared for the awesomeness that lay behind that link, Professor Auerbach’s Attack of the Steampunks Rap: Meeting the opposition like a hammer on an anvil Conquering the culture like

NIMBY Appeal

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Hi Everyone! Since Meredith wrote about the fire at NIMBY last week things have been moving at breakneck speed!  The principals are busting their asses to relocate into new and better space and there is no better time to contribute!  Meredith and I just sent $100 their way and

Fiction: The Tailor of Time – Deborah Biancotti – Part Two

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[As promises but a day later, here is part two of The Tailor of Time from the new anthology Clockwork Phoenix.  Enjoy!  – Jake] A tale of cosmic clockwork, "The Tailor of Time" is taken from the fantasy anthology Clockwork Phoenix, published in July by Norilana Books and for

Fiction: The Tailor of Time – Deborah Biancotti

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[Today we have something special for you! A piece of short fiction presented in two parts from the new anthology Clockwork Phoenix.  Enjoy!  – Jake] A tale of cosmic clockwork, "The Tailor of Time" is taken from the fantasy anthology Clockwork Phoenix, published in July by Norilana Books and

Bruce Sterling – The User’s Guide to Steampunk

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(Photo from Stephanie Booth's Flickr stream) This is either brand new or somehow snuck completely under my RADAR. It's a little essay by Bruce Sterling written, I think, for GOGBOT that describes what Steampunk is and he F&@%ing nails it! NAILS it! I say. He gets the community part

ANACHROTECHNOFETISHISM: Pre-Sale

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Just a quick note that artifacts from our show tonight in Seattle are on pre-sale online right now!  And yes, the Steampunk Strat is among them!

Tonight!! Opening in Seattle: ANACHROTECHNOFETISHISM

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Long before the age of the internet, and well before the cold efficiency of the assembly line, existed fantastic and terrible machines, run on hope, sweat, and steam. It was a time in which form and function lived in sin, and everyman was a revolutionary. We are 13 American

A Quick note from TinkerGirl about Brass Goggles outage

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Just a quick note to let you know what’s going on with the Brass Goggles Forum and website.  Apparently BG’s success has pushed it over it’s web hosts (Fasthosts) CPU quota and the site has been suspended.  Amanda and her tech staff are working on the issue. She also